由于报价不合理，他们在这次招标中落选了。

Yóuyú bàojià bù hélǐ, tāmen zài zhè cì zhāobiāo zhōng luòxuǎn le.

Because their price quote was unreasonable, they lost out in this round of bidding.

按照规定，政府采购必须通过公开招标的方式进行。

Ànzhào guīdìng, zhèngfǔ cǎigòu bìxū tōngguò gōngkāi zhāobiāo de fāngshì jìnxíng.

According to regulations, government procurement must be carried out through open bidding.

这个工程已经开始招标，很多大型公司都在准备方案。

Zhè gè gōngchéng yǐjīng kāishǐ zhāobiāo, hěn duō dàxíng gōngsī dōu zài zhǔnbèi fāng'àn.

The project has already started the tendering process, and many large companies are preparing proposals.